# Accident 19990519005409A: Piper PA28R201T, Taylor, TX, May 19, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1999, 21:00 local time
- Place: Taylor, TX
- Airport: Taylor Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5694° N, 97.4091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5694&lon=-97.4091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6558C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6558C-2002-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 224 total, 37 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990519005409A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(TTY) ACFT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WHEN IT CLIPPED POWER LINES AND CRASH LANDED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON MAY 19, 1999, AT 2100 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28R-201T, N6558C, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER IMPACTING A WIRE DURING FINAL APPROACH TO THE TAYLOR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT NEAR TAYLOR, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED.  DARK NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE TAYLOR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.  DURING A NIGHT APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17, THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND BELOW GLIDE PATH, AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A WIRE.  THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A CORN FIELD, APPROX. 200-300 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, THE WIRE "YANKED" THE AIRCRAFT AROUND TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT 90 DEGREES FROM THE APPROACH HEADING.  AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED A WIRE WRAPPED AROUND THE PROPELLER HUB, AND THE L EFT WING PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. (.4) THE PILOT REPORTED ON HIS TENTH NIGHT LANDING TO THE RUNWAY, THE APPROACH WAS A LITTLE HIGH, SO HE ELECTED TO DO ANOTHER LANDING.  HOWEVER, ON THE NEXT APPROACH, HE 'OVERCOMPENSATED AND FELL BELOW THE GLIDE SLOPE,' AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A WIRE.  THE WIRE WRAPPED AROUND THE PROPELLER, THE ENGINE LOST POWER, AND THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN A CORN FIELD, APPROXIMATELY 200-300 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.  AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE WIRE 'YANKED' THE AIRPLANE AROUND TO THE LEFT, AND IT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT 90 DEGREES FROM THE APPROACH HEADING.     (-23)WHILE MAKING NIGHT APPROACHES INTO TAYLOR, TEXAS, PILOT GOT TOO LOW AND STRUCT POWER LINE ON NORTH END OF RUNWAY 17.  LINE WRAPPED AROUND PROP AND ENGINE STOPPED.  A/C TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF RUNWAY IN CORNFIELD. AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE-PILOT NOT INJURED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW99LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA135), May 20, 1999: Piper PA-28R-201T (N6558C), Taylor, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glide path, which resulted in a collision with a wire. A factor was the dark night condition.

## Other reports on N6558C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19981118042809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981118042809I), Nov 18, 1998: Piper PA28R201T (N6558C), Chambersburg, PA. (-5)Aircraft was at 8500' enroute from 58M Washington city via new castle. VFR with flight following. Had propeller surge and loss of oil pressure. Request…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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